“I was very happy with him, until one night I came home and it was the first time I’d ever seen him angry,” the woman said.

State District Judge Fred Tinsley ended testimony for the day before prosecutors began questioning the woman about the March 2011 attack for which Arreola is now charged. He faces up to life in prison.

Defense attorney Michael Todd has argued that the woman was the aggressor. He questioned witnesses about her drinking habits and highlighted the fact that she was wearing “little shorts” on the night of the attack.